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People have always fascinated sociologist Perry Warren, yet his most personal relationship,that with his wife and young son, is in shambles. Will his son be raised fatherless just as he was? Hoping distance will offer answers, Perry embraces a writing project in the town of Derby, South Carolina, and there discovers a wealth of research,and a reason to hope, in the strangers next door. His neighbor, Eldeen Rafferty, seems completely unfettered by the sorrows she has known. Perry is baffled by her unending joy, and her boundless gratitude, and wonders what she might offer a life haunted by troubles, a life he is at a loss to repair. Suncatchers presents a promise of hope and healing for three broken lives.

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Format: DRM Protected ePubVendor: Bethany HousePublication Date: 2007

ISBN: 9781441262646ISBN-13: 9781441262646

Publisher's Description

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People have always fascinated sociologist Perry Warren, yet his most personal relationships--with his wife and young son--are in shambles. If his marriage crumbles, will his son be raised fatherless, just as he was? Hoping distance will offer answers, Perry accepts a writing project in the town of Derby, South Carolina, and there discovers a wealth of research--and a reason to hope--in the strange yet fascinating neighbors next door.Eldeen Rafferty seems completely unfettered by the sorrows she has known. Instead, she embraces life in all its gritty, glorious detail, determined to leave cheer in her wake. Perry is baffled by her unending joy and her boundless gratitude, and he wonders what she might be able to offer to a life haunted by troubles...a life he is at a loss to repair on his own.

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Jamie Langston Turner, a college professor for thirty-four years, has written extensively for a variety of periodicals. Her acclaimed novels have earned both the Angel and Christy awards. Currently a professor of creative writing and literature at Bob Jones University, Jamie has lived in the South all her life and resides with her husband in Greenville, South Carolina.

At first I was sure (I thought) where this book was going and I wasn't all that thrilled- but then things took off and though the narrator is the hero of the book- his eccentric and lovable neighbor takes over, pounding people over the head in such a loving way that she is completely inoffensive- if that makes sense. She is the collector of suncatchers that cover her window and let in the same love and light and color that she shares with all around her. If there was ever a character I would like to meet from fiction- Eldeen would be that character- but then maybe I have met her in real life after all. Or maybe I need to be Eldeen myself.